Grouting Large Anchor Bolts

Technical Bulletin #

615C

Bulletin Description
This bulletin promotes the use of CHOCKFAST Red or ESCOWELD 7505E/7530 as a grout for setting large anchor bolts in large, deep anchor bolt pockets. Typical 2-part epoxy chocking compounds (like CHOCKFAST Gray), while good for use in smaller holes, should not be used in such cases because the exothermic heat created by their large mass may crack the epoxy. Deep anchor bolt pockets - up to 2 meters (6 ft) long and 200mm (8) wide - may be filled conveniently with a single placement of CHOCKFAST Red or ESCOWELD 7505E/7530. The gentle exotherm of CHOCKFASTRed and ESCOWELD 7505E/7530 allows grout placement around large bolts to be executed with a single pour in extremely hot and humid climates with negligible shrinkage.

Design Considerations
Most process machinery is critically aligned within hundredths of a millimeter tolerance. Therefore, final horizontal leveling pours in contact with critically aligned baseplates, rails, soleplates or coupled machinery should be limited to a depth of 100mm (4).

M52 (2 in.) Bolt Typical

Machine Base
2

Two separate grout pours are required:

12D
1 is made using CHOCKFAST Red or

The first pour in the Anchor Bolt Pocket filled ESCOWELD 7505E/7530

30 - 100mm (1 - 4 in.)

The Final Leveling Pour under the critically aligned machinery is then made using CHOCKFAST RED or ESCOWELD 7505E/7530

1.5 - 2m (4 - 6 ft) 1

Wrap bolt with tape to allow it to free-stretch during tensioning

10D

150 - 200mm (6 - 8 in.)

ITW POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES

130 Commerce Drive Montgomeryville, PA 18936 215-855-8450 Fax 215-855-4688 www.chockfastgrout.com www.escoweld.com

Grouting Large Anchor Bolts Bulletin No. 615C, Page 2

Date

06/2006

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